Gov. Kathy Hochul barreled into her first full term last January with bold plans to spark new housing across New York and a flush budget to pump up spending on public schools and health care. The budget she’s set to present on Tuesday is unlikely to be so bold or flush. Buoyed for a few […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to curtail the expansion of the state’s gas system and align utility rules with the state’s climate law. Hochul plans to embrace portions of a major environmental priority focused on natural gas utilities as part of her State of the State on Tuesday, according to a copy of […]
A winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow in some parts of New York and continues to impact parts of the Empire State with hazardous travel conditions as more wintry weather is on the way. New York’s mid-Hudson region saw the largest snow accumulation from the weekend storm- with some area seeing as […]
Dec. 24—ALBANY — Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul on Friday signed a new bill into law aimed at cutting the backlog of cases in the state court system by increasing the number of judges in Family Court, state Supreme Court and New York City’s Civil Courts. The state has regularly added justices to these and other […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a bill that bans wildlife killing contests. Similar legislation had languished in Albany for years. “This legislation establishes strong safeguards for our state’s precious wildlife species and protects our important fishing and hunting traditions,” Hochul said in a statement. “Sometimes policy takes patience,” said Michelle Land, professor of environmental […]